George H.W. Bush said "A lot of people in Washington were saying, 'Let's get out now.' And I -- I obviously chose not to do that. But that was a very difficult period." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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A lot of people in Washington were saying, 'Let's get out now.' And I -- I obviously chose not to do that. But that was a very difficult period.

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Bush discusses the pressure he faced regarding troop withdrawal from Iraq.

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